『景福宮營建日記』의 건축기록과 경복궁 중건공역

Abstract

This paper aims to understand the whole construction process of Gyeongbok-gung palace with analyzing the document of Gyeongbokgung- Yeonggeon-ilgi. Before using this document, the construction process of Gyeongbok-gung have been partially understood based on the general historical source of Joseon-Wangjo-silok and Ilseongrok, or on the old figures of Bukguel-Dohyeong and Gyeongbokgung-Baechido. The most direct sources are Yeonggeon-ilgam and small part of Gyeongbokgung-Yeonggeon-ilgi; these are the records of only short period of whole construction process. Gyeongbokgung-Yeonggeon-ilgi is the most important document to overcome the limit of the past understanding. Though there are very diverse information in the field of architectural historical studies in the document, this paper focuses on the whole construction management system. Directly speaking, Yeonggeon-Dogam, the construction project team, couldn’t meet the expected deadline because of the several reasons such as conflagrations, cold weather, insufficient supplying of labors, finance and construction materials and so on. But the efforts of schedule controlling can be found. The construction work was started at the palace wall and 4 main gates. It might be for the site security and making external image of the Royal palace above all. Then the Royal family’s living area of Gyotae-jeon, and Gangnyeong-jeon chambers, the governmental assemble area of Geunjeong- jeon, Sajeong-jeon and Gyeonghoi-lu pavilions, and in sequence Crown Prince’s hall, governmental court offices, rear garden that are located in surrounding part of the central palatial area; from main building to annex in each area. This was for the convenience of carrying materials and construction machineries. The ground work of Gyeonghoi-lu and rear garden and also making rafters which needed long time to finish started at the first stage of construction period, whereas wallpaper, roof tile, hanging board, door and window were done all together in whole sites. As for the completed work of Gyeongbok-gung with analysis of Gyeongbokgung-Baechido and Bukguel-Dohyeong, there are several stereo types and timber unit modules among hundreds of buildings. While several main pavilions were built according to each own typology on the original site trace, other buildings and annexes share the typical plan and timber unit module. It means that conversion of timbers could be simplified with division of labor work and that consequentially the length of construction period could be shortened. The record of Gyeongbokgung-Yeonggeon-ilgi has the same tendency. If a certain pavilion has special plan type, it has the recorded name in the document; if not, simply recorded in group. In a word, the schedule management for large scale construction of Gyeonfbok-gung palace was not easy task needed diverse strategy and the document of Gyeongbokgung-Yeonggeon-ilgi is the most important historical source to make us understanding the construction process in detail.